Patanjali wrote the Mahabhasya. He is also credited with compiling the Yoga Sutras.

Chandragupta II of the Gupta dynasty is the most famous ruler to assume the title 'Vikramaditya' after defeating the Shakas.

Simuka is considered the founder of the Satavahana dynasty, which ruled the Deccan region.

Hiuen Tsang visited India in the 7th century AD and spent considerable time at the court of King Harshavardhana.

Vishakhadatta wrote Mudrarakshasa, a play describing how Chanakya won over the subjects for Chandragupta Maurya.

Pulakeshin II, the Chalukya king of Vatapi, defeated Harsha and stopped his expansion into the Deccan.

Harisena was the court poet of Samudragupta and composed the Prayag Prashasti, praising the king's conquests.

Aryabhatta lived during the Gupta period. He wrote the Aryabhatiya and is credited with the concept of zero and calculating the value of Pi.

Panini (circa 4th century BCE) wrote the Ashtadhyayi, the foundational text of Sanskrit grammar.

Kanishka organized the Fourth Buddhist Council at Kundalvana (Kashmir), where Buddhism split into Hinayana and Mahayana.